SIR RFS Annual Hackathon (part 2)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Location: Corporate Theater 3

Coordinator(s)

Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA (he/him/his)

Chief Resident
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Radiology, United States
Neil Jain, DO (he/him/his)

Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, United States

Facilitator(s)

RD

Rui Dai, MD, PhD

Interventional Radiology Resident
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Maliha Imami (she/her/hers)

Medical Student
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Ahsas Nagee, MD (he/him/his)

Diagnostic Radiology Resident
Queen's University, Canada
Shakthi Kumaran Ramasamy, MD (he/him/his)

Research Associate
Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, United States
Varun Singh, MD

Interventional Radiology Resident Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Marc Succi, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Executive Director, the MESH Incubator at Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham; Harvard Medical School, United States

Participants—students, residents, and fellows—will work on innovative solutions to real-world clinical challenges, guided through the process of ideation, prototyping, and intellectual property development. Using the Lean process model in healthcare innovation, the event will emphasize creativity and feasibility, with final presentations evaluated by expert judges. The educational component of the hackathon aims to foster innovation in interventional radiology, sharpen problem-solving skills, and introduce participants to the fundamentals of medical device development and intellectual property. A detailed outline of the event objectives, format, judging criteria, and educational value is provided to ensure a comprehensive learning experience.

Learning Objectives:

Problem Solving: Provide hands-on experience in identifying and addressing clinical challenges in interventional radiology.
Educational Integration: Teach participants the Lean process model for healthcare innovation, emphasizing creativity, feasibility, and clinical relevance.
Collaboration: Collaborate across training levels to develop and evaluate creative, scalable solutions to real-world clinical and workflow challenges in IR.